Morris v. United States

KENYON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma upon an indictment charging possession of a large amount of intoxicating liquor at a place within the limits of what was known as the Indian Territory prior to the admission of Oklahoma into the Union as a state. The indictment was based on the Act of Congress of June 30,1919, which is as follows:

U. S. Comp. Stat. 1925, Cumulative Supp., Compact Ed.: “Section 4137aa. Possession of Intoxicating Liquors in Indian Country— On and after July 1, 1919, possession by a…